I BELIEVE IN YOU, GOD
So often we say The Apostles Creed. It caught my attention, therefore, when the other day on a Catholic radio show I heard someone remark that it isn’t so much a prayer as a declaration of faith. I already realized this at some level, but still, pretty much thought of it mostly as a prayer. Thinking it over, I considered that in prayer we talk to God, while professions of faith are most commonly made to others, together with fellow believers, or as a witness to unbelievers. Surely, when we say the Apostles Creed we usually are speaking to, as well as about, God. But, I thought, couldn’t it be, with a few small changes, be more directly addressed to God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Thus:
I believe in You, God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And in You, Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord. You were conceived by the Holy Spirit. You were born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, were crucified, died, and were buried. You descended into hell. The third day You arose again from the dead. You ascended into heaven, sit at the right hand of God, Our Father Almighty. From thence You shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in You, Holy Spirit, [end of changes] the holy, catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everalsting. Amen.
